Bangalore blast a terror attack, confirms Home Ministry

At least 16 people were injured when a bomb placed in a motorbike exploded near the Karnataka BJP city office buzzing with activity ahead of the May 5 Assembly polls. Sources confirmed that IED was used in the explosion.

Police personnel inspect the site of the blast near the BJP office in Bangalore.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday confirmed that the latest Bangalore blast was a terror attack.

Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh confirmed that it was indeed a terror attack, but refrained from naming any organisation as the investigation was still on.

Earlier, Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said, "We are enquiring the matter and will let you know about the details soon."

At least 16 people were injured on Wednesday when an "incendiary bomb" placed in a motorbike exploded near the Karnataka BJP city office buzzing with activity ahead of the May 5 Assembly polls.

The MHA sources said that the office of Karnataka BJP, near which the blast took place in the morning, was bustling with till Tuesday when ticket distribution process concluded. However, since the process had ended, there was not much crowd at the party office on Wednesday.

Sources also said that a temple located about 100 metre from the blast site, could also be the target. "The bombers wanted higher casualties so they chose the spot carefully," a source said.

The incident comes a day before the third anniversary of the blast outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Sources said it was too early to name any suspect, but confirmed that improvised explosive device (IED) was used in the explosion.